Legal academia
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Law SchoolsThe Taylorism Of Legal Academia
Another rigged metrics game, and it imperils legal academia. -
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Law SchoolsVivisection Of A Dying Law School
When The Toilet Is Clogged: All Of The Lives That Can Be Ruined By Law School.
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Law School Deans, Law SchoolsFirst Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: Reflections On Judge Posner's 'Divergent Paths'
Some of Judge Posner's points are clearly correct; in other cases, the situation is more complicated than he seems to appreciate. -
Law School Deans, Law SchoolsEverything That's Wrong With Legal Education -- According To Law School Deans
Props to these law school deans for talking honestly about what's wrong with the legal academy. -
Law School Deans, Law Schools, Law Students
First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: 4 Tips For Law Students For Final Exams
Dean Vikram Amar offers advice to law students about how to show their stuff come exam time. -
Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Rankings
First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: Bureaucracy And Metrics
Please welcome our newest columnist, Dean Vikram Amar of the University of Illinois College of Law, who will be writing about legal education. -
Labor / Employment, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sexual Harassment
A Super-Salacious Lawsuit, Settled
What do the parties have to say about the settlement in Professor Raymond Ku's lawsuit against Larry Mitchell, former dean of Case Western Law? 
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This Is Not Your Father's Harvard Law School
Dean Martha Minow of Harvard Law School offers thoughts on how HLS has changed over the years, how failure can be good, and whether law school is a smart investment. -
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Dinner With A Law School Dean
In-house lawyer Mark Herrmann sits down with a law school dean to discuss the current state of legal education. -
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Above the Law’s Top 10 Most Popular Posts of 2013
What were the 10 biggest stories about the legal profession in 2013, according to readers of Above the Law? -
Labor / Employment, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Quote of the Day, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sexual Harassment
Hell Hath No Fury Like Law Students Ignored
How do Case Western law students feel about the salacious lawsuit filed against their dean? -
Labor / Employment, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sexual Harassment
In Defense Of Dean Lawrence Mitchell
Is Dean Mitchell of Case Western Law the victim of a "smear campaign" by a disgruntled law professor?
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Labor / Employment, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sexual Harassment
Law School Dean Accused Of Sexual Harassment Takes Temporary Leave Of Absence
What is the latest news in the Dean Larry Mitchell drama over at Case Western Law? -
Conferences / Symposia, Law Professors, Law Reviews, Law School Deans, Law Schools
7 Notable Quotes About Law School And Legal Education
Here are 7 funny or interesting comments from a recent conference about legal education reform. -
Divorce Train Wrecks, Labor / Employment, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sexual Harassment
Lawsuit Accuses Prominent Law School Dean Of Sexual Harassment (And More)
A new lawsuit levels serious (and salacious) allegations against a leading defender of legal education. -
Adam Liptak, Law Professors, Law Reviews, Law Schools, Quote of the Day
Can Law Reviews Get Any Worse?
Does anyone have anything NICE to say about law reviews today? -
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Debating The Utility Of The Third Year Of Law School
On CNBC, we talked about the uselessness of the third year of law school. -
Boalt Hall, Law Professors, Law Schools, Rankings, Vanderbilt
Law School Rankings: Who Has The Most Important Professors?
A new ranking of the scholarly impact of legal academics. -
Blogging, Law Professors, Law Schools
Does Tenure Hurt Students?
Harvard Law School professor explains how focusing on teaching students is incompatible with focusing on getting tenure...
